Simpson v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit with violation of §4 of the act of March 4, 1925 (Acts 1925 p. 144, §2717 Burns 1926), which makes it unlawful to sell intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage. Trial resulted in a conviction.

The evidence, without conflict, shows that appellant, the owner and operator of a restaurant and soft drink place, and, at the time in question, sold Jamaica ginger which was from sixty to eighty per cent alcohol per volryue, the sale being made with knowledge that the same was purchased for beverage purposes.

It is contended by appellant that the decision of the…